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Symfonisk Surrounds for Beam

  • November 17, 2025
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Beam Gen 2 with Symfonisk Speakers

I have a Beam Gen 2 soundbar and recently got 2 IKEA Symfonisk speakers (one Picture Frame and one Floor Lamp). I can see them in the app and play music on them, but I'm unable to add them as surrounds to my Beam. I also can't set them up as a stereo pair.

Troubleshooting steps I've already tried:

  • Moved all speakers to a new room

  • Created a new room and moved everything there

  • Factory reset each device and tried re-pairing - same issue

  • When I tried putting the 2 speakers in setup mode to add them as surrounds, the app wanted me to add them as new speakers instead of recognizing them for surround setup

I haven't tried using Ethernet since I don't have easy access to ports nearby, but I don't see why that should be necessary for this.

Has anyone else experienced this issue? Any suggestions would be really helpful. Thanks!

Best answer by Airgetlam

If memory serves, the two speakers need to be the same model, I.e. so they can be set up as a stereo pair. A Picture Frame and a Floor Lamp aren’t the same. 

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Stanley_4
  • Lead Maestro
  • November 17, 2025

Really rusty on this but don't you add the two Surrounds as other Rooms and then Bond them to the Beam? 

https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/add-surround-speakers-to-a-sonos-home-theater

Before you start

Your home theater product, and products you want to use as surrounds, must already be added to your Sonos system as separate rooms.

Products used as surrounds will connect wirelessly to your Sonos home theater product. Make sure they are in the same room and have line-of-sight to your home theater product.

If the products you want to use as surrounds are set up as a stereo pair, make sure you separate the stereo pair before adding them as surrounds.


Airgetlam
  • Answer
  • November 17, 2025

If memory serves, the two speakers need to be the same model, I.e. so they can be set up as a stereo pair. A Picture Frame and a Floor Lamp aren’t the same. 


Airgetlam
  • November 17, 2025

As noted here

…two Sonos speakers of the same model as surrounds.